Karathan Legion
The Karathan Legion are Necromancers who specialise in the animation of undead. The Karathan Legion serve a vital role in the defence of the Karathan University as they are responsible for the animation and maintenance of the bulk of the army which surrounds the compound. Having spent years studying the principles of animation, the Karathan Legion are able to create highly specialised undead minions that can perform specific tasks in the Karathan army. Unlike most of the other prestige classes of the Karathan University, the Karathan Legion focuses not on developing his own power, but on spreading it out to the minions he creates.
HD: 1d4
Requirements
To become a Karathan Legion, a character must fulfill the following criteria.
Feats: Undead Sergeant
Spells: Ability to cast the Animate Dead spell.
Special: Must be a Necromancy specialist.
Class Skills
The Karathan Legion's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int), Profession (Wis), and Spellcraft (Int).
Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.
Level Special
1 Empowered Command, Strength of Bone
2 Specialised Minions
3 Life Bond
4 Fortitude of Bone
5 Expendable Dead
6 Specialised Minions, Greater
7 Resilience of Bone
8 Life Bond, Greater
9 Enforced Command
10 Might of the Undead
Empowered Command (su): At level 1, the Karathan Legion gains the ability to command additional undead. The Karathan Legion may command 8 HD of undead per caster level, as opposed to 4.
Strength of Bone (su): At level 1, all undead created by the Karathan Legion gains a +2 bonus to their Strength score.
Specialised Minions (su): At level 2, all undead created by the Karathan Legion gains one of the kits listed below.
Infantry - The undead has an additional Hit Point per Hit Die, and Weapon Focus with a weapon of the creators choice.
Archer - The undead has Weapon Focus with any ranged weapon of the creators choice, and a +1 bonus to the damage caused by ranged attacks.
Scout - The undead gains a +10 ft. bonus to its movement speed, and a +4 bonus to all Listen and Spot checks.
Cavalry - The undead gains the feats Mounted Combat and Ride-By Attack, as well a +4 bonus to Ride checks.
Artisan - The undead gains a +4 bonus to its Intelligence score, a +6 bonus to one Craft or Profession skill chosen by the creator, and the ability to carry out slightly more complex commands.
Life Bond (su): At level 3, when the Karathan Legion suffers damage, he may choose to transfer up to 25% of the damage taken to any undead minion under his command within 30 ft. This ability may only be used once per round, and it is imposssible to transfer more damage than the target undead has Hit Points. Using Life Bond is a free action that can be performed at any point during a round.
Fortitude of Bone (su): At level 4, all undead created by the Karathan Legion gains the Toughness feat.
Expendable Dead (su): At level 5, the material component cost for creating one HD worth of undead through the Animate Dead spell is decreased to 10 gp. as opposed to 25 gp.
Greater Specialised Minions (su): At level 6, all undead with one of the kits from the Specialised Minions ability gain an additional ability listed below.
Infantry - The undead has two additional Hit Point per Hit Die instead of one.
Archer - The undead gains Weapon Specialization with the same ranged weapon that it has Weapon Focus with.
Scout - The undead gains a +4 bonus to all Hide and Move Silently checks.
Cavalry - The undead gains a +1 bonus to all attack rolls while mounted.
Artisan - The undead gains an additional +4 bonus to its Intelligence score and may carry out commands almost as complex as those that might be given to a human.
Resilience of Bone (su): At level 7, all undead created by the Karathan Legion gains the Great Fortitude, Iron Will and Lightning Reflextes feats.
Greater Life Bond (su): At level 8, the amount of damage that can be transferred with the Life Bond ability increases to 50%. The ability can still only transfer damage once per round.
Enforced Command (su): At level 9, the Karathan Legion gains the ability to command additional undead. The Karathan Legion may command 16 HD of undead per caster level, as opposed to 4.
Might of the Undead (su): At level 10, all undead animated by the Karathan Legion gain a permanent +4 Unholy bonus to Dexterity and Armor Class.
Personal Note
I didn't add any spell-progression to the class yet, but naturally I intend for the class to have spells. I just wanted to hear if it seems too powerful to gain normal spell progression, or if I have to reduce the amount of spells given to the class. As you may notice, I created the class to "fill a gap" which I think exists for a Necromancer which completely focuses on the animation of undead (I wouldn't be surprised if someone knows of a class that is similar though, I don't have alot of D20 books as my economy outright sucks).
The Karathan Legion are Necromancers who specialise in the animation of undead. The Karathan Legion serve a vital role in the defence of the Karathan University as they are responsible for the animation and maintenance of the bulk of the army which surrounds the compound. Having spent years studying the principles of animation, the Karathan Legion are able to create highly specialised undead minions that can perform specific tasks in the Karathan army. Unlike most of the other prestige classes of the Karathan University, the Karathan Legion focuses not on developing his own power, but on spreading it out to the minions he creates.
HD: 1d4
Requirements
To become a Karathan Legion, a character must fulfill the following criteria.
Feats: Undead Sergeant
Spells: Ability to cast the Animate Dead spell.
Special: Must be a Necromancy specialist.
Class Skills
The Karathan Legion's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int), Profession (Wis), and Spellcraft (Int).
Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.
Level Special
1 Empowered Command, Strength of Bone
2 Specialised Minions
3 Life Bond
4 Fortitude of Bone
5 Expendable Dead
6 Specialised Minions, Greater
7 Resilience of Bone
8 Life Bond, Greater
9 Enforced Command
10 Might of the Undead
Empowered Command (su): At level 1, the Karathan Legion gains the ability to command additional undead. The Karathan Legion may command 8 HD of undead per caster level, as opposed to 4.
Strength of Bone (su): At level 1, all undead created by the Karathan Legion gains a +2 bonus to their Strength score.
Specialised Minions (su): At level 2, all undead created by the Karathan Legion gains one of the kits listed below.
Infantry - The undead has an additional Hit Point per Hit Die, and Weapon Focus with a weapon of the creators choice.
Archer - The undead has Weapon Focus with any ranged weapon of the creators choice, and a +1 bonus to the damage caused by ranged attacks.
Scout - The undead gains a +10 ft. bonus to its movement speed, and a +4 bonus to all Listen and Spot checks.
Cavalry - The undead gains the feats Mounted Combat and Ride-By Attack, as well a +4 bonus to Ride checks.
Artisan - The undead gains a +4 bonus to its Intelligence score, a +6 bonus to one Craft or Profession skill chosen by the creator, and the ability to carry out slightly more complex commands.
Life Bond (su): At level 3, when the Karathan Legion suffers damage, he may choose to transfer up to 25% of the damage taken to any undead minion under his command within 30 ft. This ability may only be used once per round, and it is imposssible to transfer more damage than the target undead has Hit Points. Using Life Bond is a free action that can be performed at any point during a round.
Fortitude of Bone (su): At level 4, all undead created by the Karathan Legion gains the Toughness feat.
Expendable Dead (su): At level 5, the material component cost for creating one HD worth of undead through the Animate Dead spell is decreased to 10 gp. as opposed to 25 gp.
Greater Specialised Minions (su): At level 6, all undead with one of the kits from the Specialised Minions ability gain an additional ability listed below.
Infantry - The undead has two additional Hit Point per Hit Die instead of one.
Archer - The undead gains Weapon Specialization with the same ranged weapon that it has Weapon Focus with.
Scout - The undead gains a +4 bonus to all Hide and Move Silently checks.
Cavalry - The undead gains a +1 bonus to all attack rolls while mounted.
Artisan - The undead gains an additional +4 bonus to its Intelligence score and may carry out commands almost as complex as those that might be given to a human.
Resilience of Bone (su): At level 7, all undead created by the Karathan Legion gains the Great Fortitude, Iron Will and Lightning Reflextes feats.
Greater Life Bond (su): At level 8, the amount of damage that can be transferred with the Life Bond ability increases to 50%. The ability can still only transfer damage once per round.
Enforced Command (su): At level 9, the Karathan Legion gains the ability to command additional undead. The Karathan Legion may command 16 HD of undead per caster level, as opposed to 4.
Might of the Undead (su): At level 10, all undead animated by the Karathan Legion gain a permanent +4 Unholy bonus to Dexterity and Armor Class.
Personal Note
I didn't add any spell-progression to the class yet, but naturally I intend for the class to have spells. I just wanted to hear if it seems too powerful to gain normal spell progression, or if I have to reduce the amount of spells given to the class. As you may notice, I created the class to "fill a gap" which I think exists for a Necromancer which completely focuses on the animation of undead (I wouldn't be surprised if someone knows of a class that is similar though, I don't have alot of D20 books as my economy outright sucks).
